Disorders of the autonomic nervous system in patients with Brugada syndrome: A pilot study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 773-780

  Kostopoulou, Anna ^a   Koutelou, Maria ^a   Theodorakis, Georgios ^a,b   Theodorakos, Athanasios ^a   Livanis, Efthimios ^a   Maounis, Themistoklis ^a   Chaidaroglou, Antigoni ^a   Degiannis, Dimitrios ^a   Voudris, Vassilis ^a   Kremastinos, Dimitrios ^c   Cokkinos, Dennis ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; Brugada syndrome; head up tilt testing; heart rate variability; syncope; ventricular tachycardia fibrillation

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; IODINE 123; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYNCOPE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD; BODY POSTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; GREECE; HEART; HEART RATE; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT TABLE TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOLAMINES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954052803     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01702.x     Document Type: Article

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